Lufthansa

By Kurt Hofmann
Lufthansa Group is expanding its wet-leasing with airBaltic and has signed a three-year agreement with Brussels Airlines for four A220-300s starting in 2025.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Some recent deals show mid-sized carriers, along with big network carriers, are also playing an active role in reshaping the sector landscape.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
After announcing plans to shut a base in France, easyJet has now confirmed the closure of a base in Italy.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
International Airlines Group, Air France-KLM and Lufthansa are all interested in buying TAP Air Portugal. Access to Latin America is the key factor.
Airlines & Lessors

By William Moore
This week’s Carbon Analysis looks at Lufthansa Group and its carriers Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Lufthansa and Swiss.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Jens Flottau
Whoever gets control of TAP either solidifies a leading market position or can gain market share to better compete with much larger rivals.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
TAP has returned to pre-COVID level operations, reporting a Q2 profit based on strong summer demand, its structural transformation and MRO business.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
European airlines are pulling out capacity or even leaving some routes completely while Chinese carriers are expanding their capacity to Europe substantially.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Lufthansa has revealed plans for a major revamp of its fleet that will see the mainline Lufthansa Airlines operate a lot fewer narrowbodies by 2028.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
The case of the small German startup shows how challenging it is to get the SAF industry off the ground.
Emerging Technologies

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Air France and Lufthansa are among airlines to have suspended flights to and from Beirut amid an intensifying conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Jens Flottau
Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) and UFO are calling its members to go on a four-day strike starting Aug. 27.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Discover Airlines is facing further labor issues after members of pilot union Vereinigung Cockpit and cabin crew union UFO voted Aug. 21 in favor of strikes.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
As usual, pay deal negotiations with flight attendants and pilots were dragging on.
Airlines & Lessors

By Antoine Fafard
Air France-KLM, IAG and Lufthansa Group had strong operating revenues and positive net results in Q2 2024, an improvement on their Q1 losses.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Space

John Walton
Seat supply chain problems create challenges—and opportunities—for MRO providers.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Alan Dron, Kurt Hofmann, Helen Massy-Beresford
Airlines are preparing for further disruption to their Middle East schedules amid growing fears of an attack by Iran on Israel.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford, David Casey
The multinational airline group cited regulatory challenges as it announced it was abandoning its plan to acquire Air Europa.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
European airlines including Lufthansa and easyJet have expressed doubts about plans for contrail monitoring and reporting.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann, Helen Massy-Beresford
Some European airlines are suspending flights or extending existing suspensions amid rising tensions between Israel and Iran.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Lufthansa Airlines' long-haul fleet will be streamlined by decommissioning its Airbus A340-300, A340-600, A330-200 and Boeing 747-400 sub-fleets by 2028.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Several airlines have canceled flights to and from the Lebanese capital Beirut, amid rising tensions between Israel and the Lebanon-based Hezbollah militia.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Jens Flottau
Lufthansa warns it will be “increasingly challenging” for Lufthansa Airlines to break even for the full year after the company's disappointing Q2 results.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
ITA Airways has operated as Italy’s national airline since 2021. Can it succeed as part of a larger group?
Airlines & Lessors